Seat for barber chairs and the like



Feb. 28, 1928. 1,660,584

J. l.. SMITH -SEAT FOR BARBER CHAIRS AND THE LIKE Filed ow@ 27. 192e Patented Feb. 23, 1928.

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Application filed ctober 27, 1926. Serial 310.144,531.

This invention relates to reclining chairs, such as used by physicians, dentists, and barbers, and more especially to barber chairs, wherein said chair is provided with ay folding stool, which is adapted to be secured to the. chair, for -use by the operator, while the chair is unoccupied by a patient or customer. Heretofore, in barber shops, it has been customary for barbers, whose chairs are not occupied by a customer to take seats in some portion of the shop, thus making it necessary for all other barbers to rise and take their positions at their respective chairs when a4 customer ent-ersthe shop. By use of my invention, barbers may remain seated at their respective chairs, when said chairs are not occupied by a customer, so that when a customer enters, each barber will be stationed at his chair ready to wait upon the customer, regardless of which chair the customer' may select. Having stated some of the objects of my invention, other objects will appear as the Vdescription proceeds. i In the drawings, l have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a barber chair with my invention attached thereto:

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my invention and a part of a barber chair, showing the invention attached to thebarber chair:

Figure 3 is a plan View of Figure 2,'showing the manner in which the stool folds underneath the chair:

IFigure 4 is an enlarged detailed perspective view of the hinge and associated parts for securing the st-ool to the barber chair.

A brief description of the drawings, have ing been given, a detailed description will now follow, in which like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

The numeral 10 indicates the upright portion of the base of a barber chair, which has a shaft 11 adapted to be adjusted verticallyy within the base 10, as is conventional in all barber chairs. Secured to the top of the member 11 is the frame work 12, which is adapted to have mounted thereon, the seat 13, the back 14, and the arms 15. The portion 12 has the hub portion 16 for engaging the shaft 11 and extending outwardly from this hub portion 13, are the arms 17, which are integral with the ring 19, forming the outer surface of the member 12.

My invention is adapted to be secured to one of thearms 17, 'by means of themember 20,. fittingunderneath one of the arms 17 and against the inner face ofthering 19. lThis member 2O has a projection 22, which extends upwardly from the portion 21 and then parallel with the portion 21. f A set screw 23, threadably pierces the member 21 and presses against a plate 24, which platek presses against the lower side of one of the;` arms 17. The member 2() h'asanother upwardly projecting portion 25, which fits intox a cavity 26, as is shown in Figure 2.'. The lower. portion of the member 2O has a slotV 27 therein, and a bolt 28 passes through the lowerportion 'of the member 20 and through said slot, said bolt 23 being adapted to pierce v the upper end of the member 30. 1 The member 30 has a projection31 thereon, whichv has a vertical hole therethrough, for the reception of the bolt 32. A forked member 33 engages theupper and lower surfaces of the projection 31, said forked portions having holes therethrough, for the reception of the bolt 32. The member 33 has the stool, or seat member 34 secured thereon.

The lower end of the member 30 has a piece of resilient material 35, such as rubber, secured thereto, which is adapted to press against the member 10, when weight is applied to the stool or seat portion 35.

A spring member 36 is secured to the portion 21, and presses against the upper portion of the member 30, and 'is adapted, nor# ma-lly, to force the lower portion of the member 30 out of engagement with the base member 10. vThis is done in order to prevent my device' from interfering with the normal operation of the barber chair.

In Figure 3, there is shown in dotted lines, the position the stool or seat member 34 will occupy when lnot in use, being entirely underneath the barber chair, and in no way inchair.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an attachment for barber chairs, which will 'terfere' with the barber, who is using the enable the barber to remain seatedin close proximity to the chair, whenv not employed, and with slight modifications, I desire it to be understood that the use of my device is not to be limited to barber chairs, nor is it to be limited to be used by the barber only Y when not employed, but may also'be used when desired, by the 'barberv while employed in waiting ona customer.

'In the description, I have set forth al pre- Y desire it to be understood that,` although erred embodiment of myinvention, and I specific terms are employed, they are used in a generic and descriptive sense only, and not vfor purposes oi"- limitation, the scope of the y invention being set forth in the appended claims.

Y said lower end of the pivoted arm out of engagement With the base portion.

2. In an yattachable seat for barber chairs and the like, a base portion for the barber Y chair, a seat portion, a clamp member adaptally connected to the clamp member, a seat l member mounted for horizontal movement 4on the vertically disposed pivoted member,

and a spring Jfor normally holding the vertically disposed member outv of engagement with the base portion.

3. In a stool adapted to be attached to barber chairs and the like, a vertically disposed member mounted on a horizontal pivot, said horizontal pivotJ member being secured to the rim of the seat portion ofY the chair, a stool mounted on a vertically dis'-v posed pivot in the vertically disposed member, said stool being adapted to swing in a horizontal plane beneath the chair When not Y in use. y

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JOHN L. SMITH. 

